HELP! ThinkPad 770

[Harvey]

OS = Win 098 SE

While helping a friend with an IBM ThinkPad 770, we deleted and re-installed the APM Battery Slot (shown twice). We were using the AC adapter at the time.

When the machine rebooted (still on AC), everything re-installed correctly, and Hardware Manager shows everything is OK, and the battery status shows 100%. However, when we shut down the machine and tried to restart under battery power, nothing happens.

My friend says the machine was working this morning, before these changes. Any ideas on settings to check, etc.?

Second problem:

Hardware Manager shows a conflict:

[!] Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller <-- note error flag
Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller

Conflicting Device List (all used by Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller)

Input/Output Range 01F0 - 01F7
Input/Output Range 03F6 - 03F6
Interrupt Request 14
Input/Output Range 0170 - 0177
Input/Output Range 0376 - 0376
Interrupt Request 15
Input/Output Range FCF0 - FCFF

We tried deleting all three devices and letting the system re-install them, and it did... with the same conflicts.

Any help?

 

[jschuk]

Nothing you do in the OS will affect the ability of the laptop to turn on while on battery power. Try reseating the battery. Make sure the BIOS and EC (if available) are up to date. If it still doesn't work, then most likely the battery is bad, or possibly the charging system in the unit.
I have to look at my laptop, but it may be correct to have two APM batteries listed if the unit is capable of supporting two batteries at the same time. If you are having a hard time with resources, you can always let the unit redetect ALL the hardware in the unit by deleting the ENUM key in the registry. Just make sure you have drivers handy, because sometimes the OS cannot find them on the HDD.